Greg had a spark of inspiration last week while listening to an early Ornette Coleman album. Now regarded as a pioneer of was jazz for founding free jazz, Coleman was a very polarizing saxophonist in his time. He was kicked out of his high school band for improvising during a song… “wait a second,” thought Greg, “Lisa in The Simpsons intro…YES.” A meme was born, and then posted. “This is my masterpiece…this might be the greatest accomplishment of my life.” said Greg aloud. (Check it out on our episode page.)

Song: Ornette Coleman - “Eventually”

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Rudy Van Gelder recorded nearly every Blue Note record from 1957 to 1967, and Jay loves him.

Songs:

Sonny Clarke - “Cool Struttin”

Art Farmer -“A Night at Tony’s”

Hank Mobley - “Remember”

Sonny Clark - “BeBop”

Finally, did you know Rihanna is pregnant? It’s “News with Nick!”

Song: Mark Giuliana - “Mischief”